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A simple, secure self-destructing message service, using HashiCorp Vault product as a backend.
Read more about the reasoning behind this project in the relevant blog post.
Now using Let's Encrypt for simple and free SSL certs!
Deployment
Testing it locally
You can just run docker-compose up --build: it will build the Docker image and then run it alongside a standalone Vault server.
By default, the docker-compose.yml is configured to run the webapp on port 8082 in cleartext HTTP (so you can access it on http://localhost:8082).
Optionally, you can modify the docker-compose.yml and tweak the options (enable HTTPS, disable HTTP or enable redirection to HTTPS, etc.). See Configuration options.
Production Deployment
We recommend deploying the project via Docker and a container orchestration tool:
- Build the Docker image using the provided
Dockerfile - Host it in a Docker registry (Docker Hub, AWS ECR, etc.)
- Deploy the image (alongside with a standalone Vault server) using a container orchestration tool (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, AWS ECS, etc.)
You can read the configuration examples below.
Security notice!
Whatever deployment method you choose, you should always run this behind SSL/TLS, otherwise secrets will be sent unencrypted!
Depending on your infrastructure/deployment, you can have TLS termination either inside the container (see Configuration examples - TLS), or before e.g. at a load balancer/reverse proxy in front of the service. It is interesting to have TLS termination before the container so you don't have to manage the certificate/key there, but make sure the network between your TLS termination point and your container is secure.
Configuration options
VAULT_ADDR: address of the Vault server used for storing the temporary secrets.VAULT_TOKEN: Vault token used to authenticate to the Vault server.SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_HTTP_BINDING_ADDRESS: HTTP binding address (e.g.:80).SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_HTTPS_BINDING_ADDRESS: HTTPS binding address (e.g.:443).SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_HTTPS_REDIRECT_ENABLED: whether to enable HTTPS redirection or not (e.g.true).SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_TLS_AUTO_DOMAIN: domain to use for "Auto" TLS, i.e. automatic generation of certificate with Let's Encrypt. See Configuration examples - TLS - Auto TLS.SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_TLS_CERT_FILEPATH: certificate filepath to use for "manual" TLS.SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_TLS_CERT_KEY_FILEPATH: certificate key filepath to use for "manual" TLS.
Configuration examples
Plain HTTP
VAULT_ADDR=http://vault:8200
VAULT_TOKEN=root
SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_HTTP_BINDING_ADDRESS=:80
TLS
Auto TLS
VAULT_ADDR=http://vault:8200
VAULT_TOKEN=root
SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_HTTPS_BINDING_ADDRESS=:443
SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_TLS_AUTO_DOMAIN=secrets.example.com
Auto TLS with HTTP > HTTPS redirection
VAULT_ADDR=http://vault:8200
VAULT_TOKEN=root
SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_HTTP_BINDING_ADDRESS=:80
SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_HTTPS_BINDING_ADDRESS=:443
SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_HTTPS_REDIRECT_ENABLED=true
SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_TLS_AUTO_DOMAIN=secrets.example.com
Manual TLS
VAULT_ADDR=http://vault:8200
VAULT_TOKEN=root
SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_HTTPS_BINDING_ADDRESS=:443
SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_TLS_CERT_FILEPATH=/mnt/ssl/cert_secrets.example.com.pem
SUPERSECRETMESSAGE_TLS_CERT_KEY_FILEPATH=/mnt/ssl/key_secrets.example.com.pem
Screenshot
Contributing
Pull requests are very welcome!
